This easy little favor starts with a recipe. And this easy little recipe starts with 9 pieces of bacon. Get them all cooked up to a perfect crisp in your oven or on your griddle…

…and eat 5 of them.

(Am I the only one who cooks more bacon than I need every time?)

Let the last four cook until they’re nearly burnt. Not burnt burnt, but just a little more cooked than you’d like them to be.

Then you take those 4 overcooked pieces of bacon, along with some sea salt and some pepper…

…mash the bacon into oblivion…

…then mix it all together. You can stir, you can shake. Whatever strikes your fancy.

And that’s it!

You’re now the proud owner of a jar full of delicious bacon-flavored seasoning.

The “gift” part of this comes from pouring your homemade bacon salt into a cute little canning jar (this recipe is the perfect amount to fill a 4 ounce canning jar) and attaching a gift tag with a bit of baker’s twine.

Well it must be your lucky day because I’ve got a printable page full of them for you!

Yep, just click on the link below and print out the page. You could glue the tags onto colored cardstock, grommet ’em and tie them on with twine like I did, or print out these tags onto sticker paper and slap them on the lid of your jar as a label.

Taryn

I’m not sure, Debs. I’ve been told that cooked Bacon can keep in the fridge for up to 3 months, so that would probably be a good frame of reference. But the salt should help keep the little bits fresh for even longer.

Taryn

I just made this today, and it is amazing! I made enough to fill 6 little jars that hold 2oz each, to add as little extra gifts to give with holiday backing this year. We had to try some with our dinner and it was a hit with the big and little man in my house. Thanks for sharing this, and for the great printable tags too!

AMHD

Patti

Hi, I made a bunch of jars of this for gifts for the holidays. I just tried last night before giving them away and realizing that it’s really really salty. I know … duh it’s bacon SALT! but i have to use it so sparingly that not too much of the bacon flavor comes through. Did I do something wrong? Is it possible the salt I bought was too course? The granules are pretty large.

Any tips on maybe cutting the saltiness slightly or amping up the bacon flavor?

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I’m Taryn Williford. I write about cleaning and living well as the Lifestyle Director at Apartment Therapy. You might also know me from the Pickle Factory Loft on Instagram. Other obsessions include: skincare, baking, koozies, plants and boy bands.